*** This document reflects changes passed at the Second Regular Session and First Extraordinary Session
of the Sixty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Colorado (2012) ***

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
ARTICLE XVII MILITIA

Colo. Const. Art. XVII, Section 1 (2012)

Section 1. Persons subject to service

The militia of the state shall consist of all able-bodied male residents of the state between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years; except, such persons as may be exempted by the laws of the United States, or of the state.

Cross references: For the state defense force, see article 4 of title 28; for the composition of the state defense force, see § 28-4-104; for the requirement of United States citizenship, see § 28-4-112.

The governor shall appoint all general, field and staff officers and commission them. Each company shall elect its own officers, who shall be commissioned by the governor; but if any company shall fail to elect such officers within the time prescribed by law, they may be appointed by the governor.